בחן

Hebrew
Root
ב־ח־ן (b-ḥ-n)

Verb

בָּחַן • (bakhán) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to test

Conjugation
Conjugation of בָּחַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לבחון / לִבְחֹן
  • action noun: בְּחִינָה
  • passive participle: בָּחוּן
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בָּחַנְתִּיבָּחַנּוּ
second בָּחַנְתָּבָּחַנְתְּבְּחַנְתֶּם1בְּחַנְתֶּן1
third בָּחַןבָּחֲנָהבָּחֲנוּ
present בּוֹחֵןבּוֹחֶנֶתבּוֹחֲנִיםבּוֹחֲנוֹת
future first אֶבְחַןנִבְחַן
second תִּבְחַןתִּבְחֲנִיתִּבְחֲנוּתִּבְחַנָּה2
third יִבְחַןתִּבְחַןיִבְחֲנוּתִּבְחַנָּה2
imperative בְּחַןבַּחֲנִיבַּחֲנוּבְּחַנָּה2
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּחַנְתֶּם and בָּחַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

בַּחַן • (bákhan) m

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) watchtower, fortress
    • Tanach, Isaiah 32:14:
      כִּי-אַרְמוֹן נֻטָּשׁ, הֲמוֹן עִיר עֻזָּב; עֹפֶל וָבַחַן הָיָה בְעַד מְעָרוֹת, עַד-עוֹלָם--מְשׂוֹשׂ פְּרָאִים, מִרְעֵה עֲדָרִים.
      The fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever, the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks

References
  • “בחן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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